Improvement in means for loading and unloading hay-wagons



PATENTED JAN. 10, 1855.

S. ROGERS MEANS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING HAY WAGONS, &c.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SEYMOUR ROGERS, or marsh-one. PENNSY VANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN MEANS FOR LOADING AND U NLOADING HAY-WAGONS; &c.

7 Specification forming part'of Letlers Patent No.45,865, dated January 10,1865.

To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, SEYMOUR v RoGEns, of Pittsburg, in the county of- Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Loading and Unloading Device,

, for Wagons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference b'eing had'to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is'a side view' of my invention.

'Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference i-ndica parts.

This invention relatesto anew and improved like loading and unloading attachment for wagons,

and has for its-object facility inperformin'g the work'abov'e specified, aswell as the'securin of the load on the wagon, as hereinafter fuly set forth. The description which follows, as well as vthe drawings accompanying the same, refer to uprightis composed of two parts, a b, connected by a joint, 0, to admit of the upper part, a, folding in a horizontal position over the rack A, sis-shown in red in Fig. 1.

On the upper part, a, of the upright B there is placed a metal slide or. sleeve, G, to which an' arm, D, is attached by a pin, d, and in the outer part of this arm, near its end, a sheave or pulley, e, is fitted. V The slide or sleeve C is seeured to the part a by means-0f a pin, f, and a series of holes may be made in a to admit of the slide or sleeve being secured higher or lower upon it, as may bedesired.

Near the upper. end of the lower part, b, 'of' the upright B there is attached a Windlass, E, to which a rope or chain, F, isattached, and

thisrope or chain passes over a pulle gsg, in' v the upper end of a, and over the sheave or'pulley e, at the outer end of the arm D.

loading, the part a of the upright B is secured in avertical position by means ofa hasp, g, on a, fitting over'a staple, h, in b, and-the arm D isswung over, and the" end of the rope or and placed in therack. In loading hay, one of the usual hay-forks is attached to the rope .or chain. The load is elevated by turning the E, the arm D gradually rising until it reaches a horizontal position, as shown in Figl... The upright Bis then turned tobring the arm D and its load directly over the rack, the load-being deposited thereon. ',The arm and a succeeding. load elevated and placedjon load on-the wagon, the-has'p g is moved ad from the staple," andthe parta of the. upright B turned down over the load, and the arm'D- also turned over in a horizontal position, with its front part fitted in a guide formed of two uprights, 'i t, which are attached to the front end of the rack, and the end of .a rope or chain, G, on a Windlass, H,-'at the front part ofthe rack, is hooked into a staple, d, or otherwise attached to the end of the arm D. By turning thiswindlass H the part aof the uprightB and the arm D are made to pressdown upon the load and securethe sam'e firmly on the wagon. In unloading, the part a of the-upright B is adjusted in the same position as in loading, the arm D being turned over the load in order to fill the fork, and then swung around off from the wagon, and the fork lowered and emptied. l v

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent--- 1. The turning upright B, placed at the rear part of the wagon, and composed of two parts, a b, connected-by a joint, in combina-: tion with the Windlass E, arm D, and rope'or' chain F, all arranged to operate substantially as and ror the purpose herein set forth. 2. The same device for binding the hayonthe wagon, in combination with Windlass H.

SEYMOUR ROGERS.- Witnesses:

A. S. Nrcnorson,

When the device is used for loading or un- WM. G. J oHns'roN.

chainiF attached to the article to be raised DfiB' then turned outward,'the fork lowered,

the wagon, as beforeQ- In order to secure the I 

